Category: Dessert
The Canadian Dinner Table – Easy Peasy Cinnamon Rolls
The crew here are bakers. That may be a mild term for how much all of us love to whip up and chow down on delicious baked goods. But, cinnamon rolls have always seemed just out of reach in the everyday foods department. Some recipes call for a double rise. Some…well…they just always looked way [...]
Family Holiday Baking for The Non-Baker
We here at OBE – with Sue in her cozy home near the shores of Qualicum Beach, B.C. or Robin’s crew looking out at the Halifax skyline – love baking. Especially holiday baking. Now, that doesn’t actually mean that either of us are baking genius. We simply love, in our minds, the IDEA of baking [...]
Pumpkin Pie That Isn’t Just for Thanksgiving
I whisper it very quietly because most people would wonder if I was born on another planet – I’ve never really liked pumpkin pie. (gasp) It’s not that I have a hate-on for pumpkin. In fact, I totally crave pumpkin squares, pumpkin soup, freshly roasted pumpkin seeds. But, me and pumpkin pie just don’t have [...]
Summer Treats – Coconut Carob Pops
Editor’s Note: My pal Tree Haverner has been hanging out with me on the Internets for one heck of a long time and she has also been sharing her foodie goodness for that long too. In fact, that’s how we first met – FLICKR and food that lead me to her blog, Tiny Morsels. We first [...]
Cupcakes: You Know You Want One!
I arrived at kindergarten a few minutes earlier than usual so I sat in my car leafing through the newest Avon book dropped off the day before. I’ve found the odd nifty gift through Avon though not to mention their catalog fits in my bag. Perfect for when I get that sacred minute for myself. Avon’s [...]
Last-Minute, Easy Cookie Recipes
It’s the day before Christmas. Friends who you see once a year are on the island and in the mood for some social time. They phone. They text. They Facebook saying they’ve got a few hours headed your way. You’re looking around the house wondering why you didn’t start cooking holiday dinner a little early…and [...]
Family Treats – Yogurt Poppy Seed Cake
Editor’s Note: Comox Valley mom and entrepreneur Ewa Nowicka is here this morning to share one of her favorite family recipes that makes these last few days of Winter a bit more bearable. It looks so delicious, I may just have to go make it this afternoon. Cake is heaven. This thin, moist cake is [...]
Old Skool Holidays – Valentines Sugar Cookies
Editor’s Note: This fantastic recipe was first posted on Ourbigearth.com in February, 2008 by local mom and baker Christa Herrling. As Valentines Day 2011 catches up with us, I thought it was time to revisit it and get our baking groove on with delicious, sweet and gorgeous sugar cookies. Enjoy. For this Valentines edition of [...]
The Kid-Friendly Gourmet – Baked Candied Apples
Have you ever been completely caught off guard by your own plans? The plans that you, and only you have made? That was my dilemma this past week. I was so excited when, a few months ago, I learned that a couple of close friends would be staying with my family and I for a [...]
Dairy-Free Betty – Allergy-friendly Holiday Treats
Happy Holidays to all the Our Big Earth readers, it’s amazing that the store shelves have been stocked with Christmas decorations for a month now, and that Christmas is just around the bend, which means it’s a perfect time to start Christmas baking! I have a confession; last Christmas was my very first Christmas ever [...]
Family Recipes – The OBE Holiday Cookie & Candy Exchange
Well, I figure since I am not going to be magically discovering the space in real life to bake this year, I ought to do the annual cookie exchange electronically. Over the years, we have amassed some seriously tasty recipes for sweets of all kinds that go perfectly in the cookie exchange pile. So, here [...]
The Kid-Friendly Gourmet – Pumpkin Sour Cream Loaf
Thanksgiving has come and gone. I think I’m still recovering from the feast. My husband and I were grateful this year to be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with relatives from a few provinces away. Our son enjoyed getting to know family and his dinner of turkey and cabbage rolls and potatoes and brussell sprouts (yes, [...]
Banana Soft Serve with Dairy-Free Chocolate & Caramel Sauce
Editor’s Note: It may be finally starting to cool down. But, there is nothing like the frozen goodness of homemade ice cream to take the edge off of summertime heat. Today, Jessica McRoberts of Dairy-Free Betty gives even those of us who have to say no to dairy the delicious coolness of a sweet treat [...]
Summer Treats – Get Fruitastic with Two Jelly & Fruit Gems
I am all over the easy summer treats that will wow the kid crew around here these days. Gelatin goodness packed with fruit are always the hit of the season. We’ve had some of my most loved (and most returned to) recipes here on OBE. Check out Rosina Huber’s Veggie Jelly Melons (with half the [...]
Summer Foodie Redeux – Homemade Frozen Treats
If there is one thing that makes summertime sweet, it’s popsicle in hand, bathing suit on, kiddie pool in play. As a kid, I would have skipped all things sweet and sugary for a fudgesicle or a freezie pop. Since then, though, I’ve had a few years to feel badly for my parents who got [...]
The Kid-Friendly Gourmet – Blueberry Lemon Stacks
Editor’s Note: Good morning. Christine Buchholz is on site with a tasty kid-friendly dessert recipe that is sure to have you running for the kitchen to whip it up. Enjoy. What comes to mind when you think of the word fresh? I think of clean, pure and, well, delicious. When I think of the word [...]
Family Eats – Simply Sinful Holiday Treats
Editor’s Note: Good morning. Today we have local foodie Sarah Stromquist dishing out her love for the holiday season and some wonderfully delicious season-themed treats. Yum. Here she is: I‘m not sure if anyone knows just how much I love Christmas, but there are the definite tell tale signs – my house is decorated on [...]
OBE's Good, Bad and Ugly Homemade Halloween Treats
Good Morning. I have never aspired to be a genius in the kitchen, which by all accounts of my hearty Polish upbringing is so very wrong. There are a few things where I claim master title status – baked meat is right up there. I am a cole slaw champ. Potatoes 12 ways is my [...]
Family Eats – Healthy Pumpkin Treats
Editor’s Note: This morning we have Sarah Stromquist on site getting all pumpkin-licious with some of her favorite tasty seasonal treats. I’m ready to get busy in the kitchen! Here’s Sarah: We have a pumpkin theme going on in the house and I thought it would be fun to share my ideas and recipes for [...]
Family Eats – Hot Summer-Time Treats to Keep Cool
It has been hectic around here with the winding down of school, sports and all this incredible weather. In the chaos and heat my ladies, like most kids I suspect, have been having trouble wanting to eat. I don’t blame them really. But I know that when my kids play outside all day, melting away [...]
Homemade Holiday Treats – Baklava
It was my childhood Winter wonderland – this magical place where all things flour and powdered sugar, pecan tart and almond brittle converged and I knew I had caught a glimpse of perfection. To the average person, that place looked like my grandmother’s basement. But, to me, with it packed – literally – from floor [...]
Coconut Carob Ice Pops
Editor’s note: Today kicks off an entire Summer of Guest Foodie bloggers that range from the kid-friendly, uber healthy Tree Haverner to the wonderful local goodness of Denise Cusack and Krista Johnston. This wonderful treat means that you guys get something a little different each week from foodie bloggers all over North America, with recipes [...]
The Babka Kitchen Adventure
Before I get started, here’s more farm fun from Day 2 at the Hands-On Farm. The place is hopping with tiny people (and tiny lambs, two that are just one-week old): Christa and I have teamed up today to offer up a Spring Break Adventure in the form of a family day in the kitchen. [...]
Tahini Candy
I’m going to have to vote Christa most popular for this really amazing recipe. Besides being a smart candy alternative for your kiddos, it’s also a super healthy, energy-packed treat for pregnant moms or parents in need of a pick-me-up. This one is going to live around our house for a long, long time. Yum. [...]
Last-Minute Holiday Treats – Fudge, Egg Nog & More
I have this rule about always trying to post photos with food recipes. If you can’t see it, why eat it?:) Unfortunately, the camera and the kitchen have yet to connect this week. But, with a couple of fun holiday parties on the schedule this weekend and all of the baking I did in the [...]
Birthday Cake the Wheat-Free(and easy) Way
So, I’m just going to enact the right of the blog master and wish my daughter a big, giant happy 2nd Birthday today. She’s been talking about birthday cake for two weeks straight now – much to my dismay. Not because the sugar-induced insanity should not be part of a toddler celebration. She’s allergic to [...]
